SCPD - System on Chip Physical Design

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1 Coordinating unit: Teaching unit: Academic year: Degree: ECTS credits: ETSETB - Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering EEL - Department of Electronic Engineering DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (Syllabus 1992). (Teaching unit Optional) MASTER'S DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2009). (Teaching unit Optional) MASTER'S DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (Syllabus 2013). (Teaching unit Optional) 5 Teaching languages: English Teaching staff Coordinator: Moll Echeto, Francesc De Borja Rubio Sola, Jose Antonio Prior skills Basic knowledge of CMOS technology and design. Basic knowledge of digital design, combinational and sequential. Degree competences to which the subject contributes Specific: CEE18. Ability to design CMOS digital and analog integrated circuits of medium complexity. CEE19. Ability to apply low-power techniques to integrated circuits (ICs). Transversal: 1. TEAMWORK: Being able to work in an interdisciplinary team, whether as a member or as a leader, with the aim of contributing to projects pragmatically and responsibly and making commitments in view of the resources that are available. 2. EFFECTIVE USE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES: Managing the acquisition, structuring, analysis and display of data and information in the chosen area of specialisation and critically assessing the results obtained. 3. FOREIGN LANGUAGE: Achieving a level of spoken and written proficiency in a foreign language, preferably English, that meets the needs of the profession and the labour market. Teaching methodology - Lectures - Laboratory activities - Individual work - Short answer test (Final Exam) Learning objectives of the subject Learning objectives of the subject: The aim of this course is to train students in methods of design of CMOS integrated circuits from a high level description to a layout in an efficient way using computers so that the resulting layout satisfies topological, geometric, timing and power-consumption constraints of the design. 1 / 5

2 Learning results of the subject: - Ability to understand and apply timing and power constraints to a complex integrated circuit. - Ability to perform the physical implementation of a complex integrated circuit. - Ability to apply low power design techniques to integrated circuit design. - Ability to develop techniques for the design, analysis and evaluation of electronic systems in applications such as automation, aerospace, energy distribution and generation, consumer electronics, biomedicine, etc. - Ability to analyze, design and evaluate microelectronic integrated circuits. - Ability to implement advanced design techniques of microelectronic integrated circuits. - Ability to use state of the art computer aided design (CAD) tools for the design of integrated circuits. Study load Total learning time: 125h Hours large group: 13h 10.40% Hours medium group: 0h 0.00% Hours small group: 26h 20.80% Guided activities: 0h 0.00% Self study: 86h 68.80% 2 / 5

3 Content 1. Nanometer chip design overview Learning time: 25h Self study : 16h - Challenges in nanometer chip design - Digital design flows - Design and verification - Physical implementation - Low power design techniques - Test techniques - Signoff - Lab1 2. RTL synthesis for low power Learning time: 25h Laboratory classes: 4h - Power problem - Low power techniques - Power-aware synthesis (Lab2) 3. Design planning/floorplanning Learning time: 24h Theory classes: 2h Laboratory classes: 4h - Low power design flow - Floorplan - Power distribution plan - Lab3 3 / 5

4 4. Physical design Learning time: 27h - Placement and optimization - Clock tree synthesis - Routing - Lab4 5. Sign-off Learning time: 6h Theory classes: 2h Self study : 4h - IR drop analysis - Design finishing and layout verification - Tapeout - Lab: project 6. Design project Learning time: 18h Self study : 12h Implement an IP using low power flow. Qualification system Final examination: from 0% to 40% Partial exams: from 0% to 40% Individual assessments: from 0% to 30% Laboratory experiences: from 30% to 70% 4 / 5

5 Bibliography Complementary: Wang, L.T.; Chang, Y.W.; Ting, K. (eds.). Electronic design automation: synthesis, verification, and test. Burlington, MA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers/Elsevier, ISBN Others resources: Slides of the course 5 / 5